The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-26
THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents: In West virgini
and Vicinity,


and Vicinity.
Tyler county Republicans will be among
the first in this State to organize Rspub.
lcan club pursuant to Recommendation
Of the National League organized In New
York recently. A meeting OF "all who be-
lieve in the principles OF the Republican
party" -is called for Tuesday. at the Court
Houae in Middlebourne. TX j.lss
The West Nrginian reports that Mr.. Ben
Davis, OF Warrington district, Marion
county, shot and killed wild cat near his
home last Friday, which was 81 feet long
and weighed u pounds. fThess varmints
are very rare in any part Of this section,
and 1t is a puzzle to determine where this
one came from and how 1t found ita way
to densely populated neishborhood.
Lsst week young man from Carroll
county, Va, employed at McOlure's mill,
Mcdowell county, went under the saw for
some purpose. The saw caught him, cut
ting horrible cash in hia hip and tore
one Of his arms out of the shoulder socket.
throw wing 1t considerable distance. II
is expected the injuries will result in his
death. ,' g4s, sl4I.177,
The Middlebourne VIC. T, U, has
adopted the following resolutions: Resolu.
ed, That in view of the fact that the sub
miasion OF the Prohibitory Constitutional
Amendment iB now pending in this State,
We do not think 1t wise for US to take 30.
sltion for or against any political party,
but to use such influence as We may have,
for the passage Of the Amendment.
Quite number Of the State papers are
publishing an item to the effect that
the "yeritable Star Of Bethlehem that
shown at Christie birth can be seen at 4
A. n. in the southeast. 1t is one-eighth
the size oi the moon. Its period is 3I5
years." This "atar OF Rethlehem" is none
other than Venus. "One.eighth the aizs
the moon" augurs glance through beer
glass. sae-
The members Of Carlin Camp No. 8.
Sons Of Veterans, of Fairmont, we're the
reolpients Of large and handsome picture
OF General Grants tomb at Riverside
Park, embodying, also, an outline profile
Of the dead General, for which they are
indebted to the generosity Of Mr.. A.
Howard Fleming. The presentation was
made last Tuesday evening through Cap:
tain Reno Fleming. "a. = sssf si:I q, :
The Weston Horld says. Last Thurs.
day, Immediately after the engineer had
ehut down for dinner, the entire roof of J.
W. Taylor's saw mill, about sixty feet In
length, tumbled in with loud crash, The
mill bands had only got a short distance
from the mill On their way to dinner. The
roof was OF heavy oak plank, and it was
q fortunate and miraculous escape from a
horrible maahup. &:44Tyi (; f,;S.$ 50,
Superintendent Dean OF the Anti.
Cruelty Society, OF Pittsbrgh, Pa, ,;has re-
csiyed complaint to the effect that the
children on the poor farm of Pleasants
county, this State, are poorly. fed and
clothed, and badly treated generally. Tho
complaint asked II 1t was outside OF the
Society q province to act In the matter
and, If so, II they could not bring the at.
tention Of the Governor of this State to
the case. Superintendent Dean will LOOK
into the matter personally. The name of
the complainant Was not learned. .i,G
A dispatch from Chicago gives the fol.
lowing dizzy story: Sarah %. Bond, a
young colored woman, attempted to estab-
lish claim for $1,000 yesterday before
Judge Tully by proving that Mrs Eliza:
beth Bunch, little mulatto who died re-
Gently here, aged Bevsnty.six, was the
Issue Of secret marrisSe long ago he.
tween Miss Custis, OF Parkeraburg, w,
Va, and James Washington, the negro
coachman Of the Oustls family. The
Miss Custis belonged to the same aristo.
cratic stock into which President George
Washington married. MiEs Bond is the
only living deseendant Of the negro
coachman. She succeeded In showing
that Mrs. Bunch was really the daughter
oi Miss Oustis, born while the latter was
school girl, and at once placed In an
orphanage. Mrs. Bunch's career was
traced to her death in Chicago where
she left S.. 900 worth OF property, mainly
to tho Olivst Baptist church. The claim.
ant, however, failed to show that Miss
Oustis and the coachman were ever mar.
ried, and, therefore, was unable to prove
relationship with Mrs. Bunch. Judge
1ulley, consequently, dissllowedt the
young colored woman's claim for the S, ,OO0
Washington IL Plttsburgh1s only com
petitor for the title Of the Gid City, ant
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